nyx1197 / natter

Expose your TCP/UDP port behind full-cone NAT to the Internet.

Natter (v2)

Expose your port behind full-cone NAT to the Internet.

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Quick start

python3 natter.py

Or, using Docker:

docker run --net=host nattertool/natter

2023-11-01 01:00:08 [I] Natter v2.0.0-rc1
2023-11-01 01:00:08 [I] Tips: Use `--help` to see help messages
2023-11-01 01:00:12 [I]
2023-11-01 01:00:12 [I] tcp://192.168.1.100:13483 <--Natter--> tcp://203.0.113.10:14500
2023-11-01 01:00:12 [I]
2023-11-01 01:00:12 [I] Test mode in on.
2023-11-01 01:00:12 [I] Please check [ http://203.0.113.10:14500 ]
2023-11-01 01:00:12 [I]
2023-11-01 01:00:12 [I] LAN > 192.168.1.100:13483   [ OPEN ]
2023-11-01 01:00:12 [I] LAN > 192.168.1.100:13483   [ OPEN ]
2023-11-01 01:00:12 [I] LAN > 203.0.113.10:14500    [ OPEN ]
2023-11-01 01:00:13 [I] WAN > 203.0.113.10:14500    [ OPEN ]
2023-11-01 01:00:13 [I]

In the example above, 203.0.113.10 is your public IP address outside the full-cone NAT. Natter opened TCP port 203.0.113.10:14500 for testing.

Visit http://203.0.113.10:14500 outside your LAN, you will see the web page:

It works!

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Natter

Usage

usage: natter.py [--version] [--help] [-v] [-q] [-u] [-k <interval>]
                 [-s <address>] [-h <address>] [-e <path>] [-i <interface>]
                 [-b <port>] [-m <method>] [-t <address>] [-p <port>] [-r]

Expose your port behind full-cone NAT to the Internet.

options:
  --version, -V   show the version of Natter and exit
  --help          show this help message and exit
  -v              verbose mode, printing debug messages
  -q              exit when mapped address is changed
  -u              UDP mode
  -k <interval>   seconds between each keep-alive
  -s <address>    hostname or address to STUN server
  -h <address>    hostname or address to keep-alive server
  -e <path>       script path for notifying mapped address

bind options:
  -i <interface>  network interface name or IP to bind
  -b <port>       port number to bind

forward options:
  -m <method>     forward method, common values are 'iptables', 'nftables',
                  'socat', 'gost' and 'socket'
  -t <address>    IP address of forward target
  -p <port>       port number of forward target
  -r              keep retrying until the port of forward target is open

Usage for Docker

Read natter-docker for details.

Use cases

Expose local port 80 to the Internet, using built-in forward method:

python3 natter.py -p 80

Expose local port 80 to the Internet, using iptables kernel forward method (requires root permission):

sudo python3 natter.py -m iptables -p 80

Dependencies

• Python 2.7 (minimum), >= 3.6 (recommended)
• No third-party modules are required.

License

GNU General Public License v3.0